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ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... a Director of Macquarie Asset Management. "Phillipa brings deep industry and capital market experience to ZEN's Executive team at a time when we continue to grow and support Australia's transition from fossil energy to a renewable energy Superpower," ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... levels of scrutiny being applied to super funds by government, regulators and their fund members," said Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information. "Australia's super funds are among the most committed in ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... pandemic response highlights the profound impact of government policy on income inequality in our society," ACOSS chief executive Cassandra Goldie said. "Sadly, it was a story of two steps forward, and two steps back when the increased payments were ...

KPMG and Microsoft pair to upskill ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... collaboration with KPMG sustainability professionals. The course is available at all levels, from non-management to executive-level leadership, covering topics including circularity, reporting, and risk. This follows the release of KPMG's Circularity ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... gender imbalance in leadership, with a goal for gender balance in ASX 300 leadership structures, including boards and executive teams, by 2030. For the upcoming voting season, HESTA will oppose select director re-elections at ASX 300 firms with less ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Although Australian business leaders rank sustainability as being high in their organisational corporate structure, only 35% of businesses have achieved set sustainability targets over the past two years, according to Cognizant. The IT services and ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... to measure the delivery of their climate transition plan, disclose annual progress on net zero strategy and show how executive pay aligns with interim target delivery and transition plans. The fund will develop further direction on good practice. "With ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... risks. I think TNFD can help business crystallise that risk." Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) executive manager Estelle Parker highlighted that one of the changes between earlier versions and this final version is a change in ...

Business climate action "irreversible": Combet

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Business and investors acceptance of the need to decarbonise Australia's economy is "irreversible," said newly appointed Net Zero Economy Agency chair Greg Combet. "It's seemingly overwhelming accepted that significant decarbonisation of the ...

Podcast: Ramping up impact on climate and biodiversity - Ingrid Kukuljan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... of the portfolios within Federated Hermes' impact and sustainability strategy and, among other activities, is the non-executive director of Fair4All Finance, an organisation founded with UK dormant asset money to create positive impact by promoting financial ...